Ling Ning also greatly agreed with this, but Lingxi was confused.

"It's just an old woman, what's the difference?"

Ling Ning said: "After entering the village, I have been secretly observing with the pupil technique, that mother-in-law is well hidden, and I really can't feel the fluctuation of spiritual power from her, but under the pupil technique, she exudes a strong spiritual power all over her body, which is more restless than the spiritual power of ordinary monks." And the spiritual power on her body is a mixture of two different spiritual powers, which is very strange......"

Qian Mei'er said: "You still observe carefully, I just feel that there is a 'demonic aura' on her, I can be sure that she must not be human!" ”

Lingxi was surprised: "Not human? What do you mean? ”

Qian Mei'er explained: "Demon beast, I'm sure she must have been transformed into a human by a demon beast, and the most likely thing is that she has taken 'Transformation Grass'. ”

Lingxi said: "You...... Why are you so sure? ”

Qian and Ling glanced at each other, Ling Ning was secretly amused, Qian Mei'er was originally a "demon beast", and naturally she had an innate right to speak on whether she was a human or a demon, and she couldn't tell who could say it accurately.

Of course, they won't easily mention the fact that she is a "fox clan". Since the Shangqing Sect incident, Qian Mei'er has covered up her breath, and if she doesn't really move, it will be difficult for anyone to discover her true "identity".

Qian Mei'er obviously didn't explain anything special to Lingxi, but just said nonsense: "I was born with an unusually sensitive sense of smell, and it's nothing!" Xiao Ning, do you agree with my judgment? ”

"Of course I agree, I think we're going to go to the old site of Ping'an Village tomorrow to investigate."

The two daughters also agreed.

Ling Ning said again: "However, tomorrow you have to change into men's clothes, you are really eye-catching like this." ”

Qian and Ling looked at each other and smiled, and Qian Mei'er said, "I brought men's clothes with me, did you bring Ling'er?" ”

Lingxi is obviously the eldest lady who has gone out alone for the first time, and she has no consideration in this regard. She said slightly apologetically, "I'm sorry, I didn't bring it." ”

"It's okay, I'll take a few out later, if you don't dislike it, wear mine first." We're about the same size, so I'll change it a little bit tonight. ”

"Thank you, Mei'er!"

"You're welcome!"

Ling Ning was deeply relieved to see that the two girls were "in love with each other", "By the way, there is also that drunkard named Wang Laosan, the things he mentioned are also very concerning." ”

Qian Mei'er said: "Maybe it's just a drunken gaffe? ”

Ling Ning said: "It's best to ask tomorrow, I don't know if Huo Jingyu's great cause of 'slaying demons and destroying demons' is going well." ”

At this moment, a flash of lightning streaked across the night sky, followed by a muffled thunder! Several of them stopped talking and listened intently. After a few more bolts of lightning, the thunder roared like a giant beast walking in the clouds, and in a short time the cold wind mixed with the rain "boomed" and fell.

A bad premonition welled up in Ling Ning's heart, "I hope tomorrow will be a good weather." ”

……

The next morning, the three of them woke up early, and Lingxi took out a kettle, basin, towel, dresser and other things from the ring, and even a bathtub made of white jade! This made Ling Ning on the side dumbfounded, secretly wondering whether this rich daughter was here to play or to get rid of demons.

The two women kicked him out and began to dress up.

It had just rained, and the sky was still gloomy and not clear, Ling Ning casually found a small pool and washed his face, the cold rain made him sober up a lot.

An hour passed in a blink of an eye, and just when Ling Ning and the others were impatient and wanted to rush in to "find out", the two daughters of Qian and Ling appeared in the form of handsome sons.

He didn't have the leisure to admire the men's clothes of the two women, and hurriedly urged to investigate the mysterious old woman.

When the three of them came to the old site of Ping'an Village, it was close to noon, and the sky was still gloomy and drizzling.

Qian and Ling were accustomed to "sleeping in the open air, rain, snow, wind and frost", but Lingxi, the eldest lady, was not used to it, and almost took out a paper umbrella. But under the persuasion of the two, they finally gave up, after all, this is a secret investigation, not a visit from Zhengdaguang.

The three of them carefully probed the ruins for a while and didn't find anything special, then Ling Ning suddenly said, "Look, this is the broken statue of the sea god Niangniang. ”

Qian Mei'er said: "It's true, it seems that the idol enshrined in the village was built later...... Hey? ”

Seeing the two of them staring at the dilapidated idol, Lingxi couldn't help but say, "Have you found anything?" ”

Ling Ning said: "You see that the appearance of this idol is also a girl of seventeen or eighteen, but it is one thing less than the idol enshrined in the village now. ”

Lingxi suddenly said: "No wings!" ”

Ling Ning said: "Exactly! Why did the previous idol have no wings, while the new idol does? What happened in between? ”

Qian Mei'er said: "Didn't the village chief say that there was a tsunami eight years ago that caused the village to collapse? Is there any correlation in between? ”

The three of them were puzzled and could only move on, but after a while, they locked onto a small cabin in the ruins, and it was dark through the window that they could not see clearly.

Ling Ning used the "Pupil Technique: True Vision" to investigate the situation inside, and found that there was a large amount of spiritual energy surging under this small wooden house, and the small wooden house was actually built on a small spiritual vein. Although it is not as good as the treasure land of the big sects, it can be regarded as a pretty good place to practice.

There was a faint trace of spiritual power emanating from the cabin, as if someone was inside, but it should not be the old woman's "restless" spiritual power.

The three of them cautiously reached the door of the cabin, looked through the dirty glass, and found that there seemed to be no one inside, but when they looked closely, they found a person lying faintly on the bed.

Lingxi was about to push the door in, but Qian Mei'er stopped her.

Qian Mei'er whispered: "Be careful! There is a ban on the door, and you will know it when you touch the owner. ”

Ling Ning whispered, "Can you break the ban?" ”

Qian Mei'er said: "It can be, but I can't recover." This prohibition requires the caster's own spiritual power, and she can detect it immediately when the spiritual power changes. ”

Lingxi said: "It's better to break in directly, don't care about the consequences." ”

Ling Ning said: "No, let's still be cautious, after all, the strength of demon beasts cannot be underestimated." Well...... I've got a way! ”

I saw him draw his stone sword and go around to the back of the cabin, and cut through the wall from where the cabinet was placed. The stone sword turned into a "broken star", and the wall board was easily cut like cutting tofu. Then he took out the wall panels, removed the cabinets, and slipped into the cabin.

Qian and Ling both praised him for being smart and slipped in in turn.

When the three of them came to the bedside, they saw that there was really a little girl of seven or eight years old lying on the bed, and she was covered with a dirty and torn quilt, which had become jet black. The cold wind blew in through the gaps in the doors and windows, it was bitterly cold, there was no sign of fire in the house, and the hut was cold and damp, and the air was still full of stench, and I didn't know how the child survived in this harsh environment.

This little girl is very delicate and has delicate facial features, but because of the long-term lack of nutrition, her hair is thin, and her face is yellow and thin.

Qian Mei'er frowned and said, "There is such a big demonic spirit in this house!" Does this little girl live with monsters every day? ”

Lingxi gently patted the girl's cheek, but after a while, the girl woke up with a "bang" and saw three strangers standing by the bed, her eyes widened in horror.

Seeing this, Lingxi hurriedly said softly: "Don't be afraid, we are good people, not bad people!" ”

Qian Mei'er also said softly: "Little girl, don't be afraid, we are here to save you, can you tell my sister what your name is?" ”

Seeing their peaceful faces, the little girl lowered her guard a little and said, "Ahhh......h Yes...... Flat...... Flat...... Ann ......"

Lingxi said: "You...... Your name is Ping'an, isn't it? ”

The little girl nodded.

Seeing this, the three of them thought that there was something wrong with the girl's tongue or throat, but after checking her tongue, they realized that it might not be a physical problem, but that the girl couldn't speak at all! Judging from her staccato sentences and the villagers' description of the old woman, it is likely that the old woman rarely communicated with her, resulting in the child's lack of vocabulary.

Fortunately, she could still understand what they were saying, which was a blessing in misfortune.

Ling Ning looked around and saw that the small cabin was simply and pitifully furnished. A dining table, a candle on the table, a cupboard, but there is only a bowl and a pair of chopsticks, a stove, a bed, and some books piled up next to the bed, some are medical books, some are story essays, and some Tao-related scrolls, there are all kinds of books.

Perhaps it was the old woman who would read to the little girl when she had nothing to do, so that the child could understand human speech and seemed to be able to read.

The little girl named Ping'an spoke for a while, and her speech became smoother, and it seemed that it was only because she didn't talk much that her speech gradually became dull.

Qian Mei'er said, "Do you live with that mother-in-law?" Who is she? ”

Ping'an said: "Uh...... Mother-in-law...... Only...... It is...... Mother-in-law ......"

Qian Mei'er said again: "Is she good to you?" ”

Ping An nodded, "Good ......"

Lingxi said: "Why are you lying on the bed?" Can you get up? ”

Ping An shook his head.

Ling Ning said: "Lift the quilt and check the child's body first." ”

Qian Meier lifted the quilt, only to see that the girl's legs were unusually thin and slender, obviously because the muscles had atrophied after lying flat for a long time.

Lingxi's heart ached, "Poor child! Let's take her away whatever we say! ”

She bent down and was about to pick up the girl, when Ling Ning suddenly said, "Let go!" ”

Lingxi was startled and hurriedly put the girl down.

"What's wrong? Why let me put it down? ”

Qian and Ling glanced at each other, the former lifted the girl's body slightly, and the girl immediately showed an uncomfortable expression.

I saw that the location of her back and heart was densely connected with hundreds of blood vessels that surged like worms, one end deep into her body, and the other end deep into the stone bed.

"This ...... What is it? ”

Lingxi was startled and took a step back.

Ling Ning shook his head and used the "Pupil Technique, True Vision".

Under the pupil surgery, the blood vessels in the girl's heart eroded the girl's internal organs as if they were alive, forming a large red shadow. There is a true element flowing in the blood vessels, which is constantly extracting the true element from the girl's body, and then transporting it to the bed, and the girl herself is also constantly absorbing the true element from the outside world.

Ling Ning gasped, "I understand!" ”

Qian and Ling hurriedly asked.

Ling Ning first explained what he had seen, and then concluded: "This kid is a rare 'Water Spirit Root' that can transform the spiritual energy in the earth's leylines into a pure water attribute spiritual aura...... In other words, someone uses this child as a medium to obtain a steady stream of water attributes through her for their own cultivation. ”

Qian Mei'er said angrily: "You actually did such a hurtful thing! It's so infuriating! I can't spare her! ”

Lingxi was also trembling slightly with anger, "Say whatever you say, take this child away!" Can't let her stay here! ”

As she spoke, she wanted to cut off the blood vessels behind the girl, but Ling Ning hurriedly grabbed her, "Don't!" These blood vessels are connected to her internal organs, especially her heart, and if you forcibly cut these blood vessels, I am afraid that this child will die! ”

Lingxi hurriedly said: "That...... So what can we do, can we just sit idly by? ”

Ling Ning thought for a while and said, "It's a pity that we are not proficient in the medical Dao, otherwise...... There is, I think of someone! ”

Qian Mei'er's eyes also lit up, "I also remembered someone!" ”

Lingxi said: "What kind of dumb riddle are you playing? ”

Ling Ning said, "Let's leave first!" Don't leave any traces. ”

Qian Mei'er said: "But this child is only afraid that it will be leaked, so it is better to erase this memory of hers." ”

Ling Ning nodded, he stretched out his palm, but looking at the girl's frightened eyes, he couldn't do anything.

"I really can't do it, this kid is so pitiful."

Lingxi said: "Forget it, we can't bear it, it's better to talk to this child, I hope she can understand." ”

Qian Mei'er said: "Little girl, don't be afraid, we are here to help you!" We want to treat you and let you get out of this bed, you must not tell your mother-in-law that we have been here, we will cure you secretly, and then surprise her, okay? ”

Qian Mei'er said it twice, and the girl named Ping An nodded slightly, and she didn't know if she really understood.

At that moment, the three of them restored everything and quietly left the cabin.

Lingxi couldn't hold back the anxiety in his heart, "So, who do you think of?" ”

"Xia Shiqing!" The two said in unison.